Earthquake with magnitude of Md 2.4 on date 15-05-1991 and time 14:26:59 (UTC) in region Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)

A magnitude Md 2.4 earthquake occured in region: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), on

  • 15-05-1991 14:26:59 (UTC)
  • 15-05-1991 16:26:59 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 38.7120, 15.5920 at 153 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
58 Km N of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
67 Km N of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
70 Km W of Lamezia Terme (70714 inhabitants)
87 Km SW of Cosenza (67546 inhabitants)
90 Km W of Catanzaro (90612 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
Md 2.4
ML-VAX 2.4
1991-05-15
14:26:59
38.712 15.592 153 2013-07-15
08:40:51
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 141189
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 1991-05-15 14:26:59 ± 0.716
Latitude 38.7120 ± 0.0376
Longitude 15.5920 ± 0.0884
Depth (km) 153 ± 6 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-VAX
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 141189

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 8737.1
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 196
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 22
Number of defining phases 22
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.3
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.00243
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.02218
Number of stations at which the event was observed 14
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 14
Magnitudes information

Md:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 3
Type of magnitude Md
Reference to an origin 141189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2013-01-04 19:11:48

ML:2.4

Field Value
Value 2.4
Uncertainty
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 141189
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2015-04-28 13:07:13
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
--.BRT.Z. 1991-05-15T14:28:10.30 10.0 undecidable manual S 28 2.4642 -0.93 0.1
--.TDS.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:43.77 10.0 undecidable manual S 31 1.11 -1.39 0
--.MO9.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:40.13 10.0 undecidable manual S 173 0.7104 0.4 0.3
--.SOI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:39.67 10.0 undecidable manual S 150 0.7326 -0.3 0.4
--.BRT.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:39.00 10.0 undecidable manual P 28 2.4642 -2.02 0
--.GRI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:38.97 10.0 undecidable manual S 80 0.6438 -0.09 0.4
--.ATN.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:38.50 10.0 undecidable manual S 190 0.555 0.36 0.4
--.GMB.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:37.75 10.0 undecidable manual S 161 0.5661 -0.5 0.3
--.SC9.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:36.68 10.0 undecidable manual S 168 0.4551 -0.6 0.3
--.CSI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:27.84 10.0 negative manual P 26 1.1988 1.03 0.4
--.ROI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:26.80 10.0 negative manual P 41 1.1433 0.52 1.3
--.TDS.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:25.90 10.0 undecidable manual P 31 1.11 -0.07 1
--.SE2.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:24.60 10.0 negative manual P 71 0.9213 0.2 2
--.FE2.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:23.20 10.0 negative manual P 150 0.777 -0.07 2.2
--.SOI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:22.65 10.0 positive manual P 150 0.7326 -0.32 1.9
--.GMB.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:22.50 10.0 undecidable manual P 161 0.5661 0.07 1.1
--.MO9.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:22.89 10.0 undecidable manual P 173 0.7104 0.06 1.1
--.CZI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:22.54 10.0 positive manual P 39 0.6549 0.07 2.2
--.GRI.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:22.92 10.0 negative manual P 80 0.6438 0.48 1.6
--.SC9.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:21.12 10.0 undecidable manual P 168 0.4551 -0.3 1
--.ATN.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:21.67 10.0 negative manual P 190 0.555 -0.24 2
--.DR2.Z. 1991-05-15T14:27:20.75 10.0 positive manual P 104 0.2664 0.05 2.2
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